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Street Fighter (commonly abbreviated SF) (ストリートファイター in Japan) is a popular series of fighting games in which the players pit combatants from around the world, each with his or her own special moves, against one another. The first game in the series was released by Capcom in 1987.

Brief History of Fighting Games


The birth of fighting games came long before Capcom's juggernaut sequel landed in arcades in 1991. In fact, the first one-on-one fighting game is considered to be Victronics' Warrior (1979), which featured vector graphics of two knights fighting over an overlay with a top-down perspective. The next fighting game didn't appear for a long time due to the decline faced by video games in the early eighties, but made a huge comeback when Karate Champ was released by Data East in 1984. Karate Champ was the first true two-player fighting game, featuring two joysticks for controls. Following on the heels of Karate Champ was Konami's Yie-Ar Kung Fu, which debuted in 1985 with impressive graphics (for the time) that featured detailed backgrounds in an arena setting. Set on releasing their own fighting game for the arcade, Japanese arcade manufacturer Capcom began planning their own game featuring the best elements of both Karate Champ and Yie Ar Kung-Fu. The earliest Street Fighter video games were not rated. The first Street Fighter video game that was rated, was Street Fighter Alpha. The video games starting with Street Fighter Alpha were rated for ages 12 and up by the CERO and T for Teen by the ESRB. Starting in 2006, the CERO replaced the ages 12 and up rating by the rating B.

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@Lizzs_Lockeroom DAMN with the MK and Street Fighter question, but I'ma go with MK cuz their random storylines made the series longer lol
ZetaSportsFan1 (Angie Lewis) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:30:48 -0000
@Lizzs_Lockeroom DAMN with the MK and Street Fighter question, but I'ma go with MK cuz their random storylines made the series longer lol
3. Street Fighter IV – Xbox 360. The series is back, and at its best. Well balanced, made with love and another gem from @capcom_unity
Alfarin (Adam Best) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:53:41 -0000
3. Street Fighter IV – Xbox 360. The series is back, and at its best. Well balanced, made with love and another gem from @capcom_unity
@2freshbeats_ Not Only SF4 I'm talking bout Street Fighter Alpha Series and Street Fighter 3
SwaAnderson (Franquois Anderson) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:14:51 -0000
@2freshbeats_ Not Only SF4 I'm talking bout Street Fighter Alpha Series and Street Fighter 3
Long week at GK ended in a series of epic Street Fighter Alpha 3 battles with Brandon. Fighting games and beer make the world better.
artrulz (artrulz) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:54:06 -0000
Long week at GK ended in a series of epic Street Fighter Alpha 3 battles with Brandon. Fighting games and beer make the world better.
@ArpegioFlo hellz yea! its the best animated series ever made, hands down ... only street fighter can compete, but DBZ is #1
ChrisMastermind (Chris Hines) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:33:16 -0000
@ArpegioFlo hellz yea! its the best animated series ever made, hands down ... only street fighter can compete, but DBZ is #1
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